Lumley Shore - panoramio — Near Aberdeen Area Beach, 2 km away. Photo: Ghassan Mroue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Freetown

Freetown is a town in Western Area, Sierra Leone. From Freetown you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Aberdeen Area Beach, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FNA, 17 km away.

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Staying in Freetown

26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FNA, 17 km, CKY, 128 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Freetown. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Aberdeen Area Beach2.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft18 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft28 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aberdeen Area Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	1 ft8 s	18kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft14 s	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 s	45kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft9 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 s	22kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	1 ft8 s	13kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 s	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Freetown, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Freetown. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Bureh Beach32.9 kmabout 1h 00 by car

2 ft45 kJ

1 ft47 kJ

2 ft108 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Bureh Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	45kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	1 ft12 shollow	47kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	2 ft10 scrumbling	108kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	2 ft9 scrumbling	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	2 ft8 scrumbling	56kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	2 ft8 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	23kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C

Places to eat near Freetown

Tessa's RestaurantAfrican · 0.9 km from the centre
Basha Bakery and Restaurant0.5 km from the centre
Two Guys RestaurantBreakfast and brunch · 0.5 km from the centre
Roof Garden Bar and Restaurant0.6 km from the centre
The Meat Factory SL0.6 km from the centre
Ife's Lounge0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Freetown, Sierra Leone